CardPlayer ran their version of this article a few month ago.
This is the part I find most amazing:
I actually got the inside scoop on this whole thing while in the Bahamas. I got to talking to the guy who knocked bdawg out of the main event. Well, turns out he IS ThorLaden. And the guy he won the $100k off of is the kid they call Oz (he changed his Stars account since then too), who final tabled the main event.
I don't remember if I posted about this kid already or not, but he's amazing. He's very down to earth - shy and a bit humble if anything - but he is an increadible poker player. I'm pretty sure he's only 18 now, and most everyone who is anyone (anyone who knows who he is) seems to agree that this kid is the real deal. I mean, we're talking potential to be Phil Ivey good here. Sick, isn't it?
I guess we'll know in a few years. But think about that, he made a $100,000 bet STRAIGHT UP that one player would win the TLB. How in the world can someone make that bet? Crazy, isn't it?
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